箜簧
kōng huáng
Pinyin

Definition

箜簧
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kōng huáng
  1. old reed wind instrument
  2. (possibly used erroneously for konghou 箜篌 harp or 笙簧 sheng)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (9)

弹簧
tán huáng
  1. 1 spring
唱双簧
chàng shuāng huáng
  1. 1 lit. to sing a duet
  2. 2 fig. to collaborate with sb
  3. 3 also used satirically: to play second fiddle to
单簧管
dān huáng guǎn
  1. 1 clarinet
巧舌如簧
qiǎo shé rú huáng
  1. 1 lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have a glib tongue
箜篌
kōng hóu
  1. 1 konghou (Chinese harp)
簧片
huáng piàn
  1. 1 reed (music)
双簧
shuāng huáng
  1. 1 a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing
  2. 2 double reed (as in an oboe or bassoon)
弹簧刀
tán huáng dāo
  1. 1 flick knife
  2. 2 switchblade
  3. 3 spring-loaded knife
双簧管
shuāng huáng guǎn
  1. 1 double reed wind instrument (such as oboe or bassoon)

Idioms (2)

如簧之舌
rú huáng zhī shé
  1. 1 lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a glib tongue
巧舌如簧
qiǎo shé rú huáng
  1. 1 lit. to have a tongue like a reed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have a glib tongue

Sample Sentences